2 Buddhas (2003)

Digital collage / Typographic abstraction / Spiritual duality

2 Buddhas is a digitally composed diptych created in 2003 using Adobe and Paint Shop Pro on a Pentium II system. The composition features two stylized Buddha-like profiles — one rendered in grayscale, the other in vibrant color — each integrated with bold, overlapping letters “B” and “Y.” The figures are serene, introspective, and partially obscured by abstract shapes and typographic layering.

The grayscale version evokes stillness and memory, while the colored counterpart pulses with warmth and presence. The vertical pairing suggests contrast and continuity — a meditation on perception, duality, and digital transformation. This piece belongs to Martine Jacobs’ Archaeological Internet Art archive — a collection of emotionally charged digital relics created before the rise of platforms and commodification.

✨ Curatorial Commentary

• Spiritual duality: Two Buddha profiles — grayscale and color — as mirrored states of presence and absence

• Typographic layering: Letters “B” and “Y” as symbolic code — identity, breath, or visual mantra

• Emotional abstraction: Color and tone as psychological terrain — from muted reflection to vibrant embodiment

• Digital archaeology: Early internet art as relic of a pre-platform era

• Digital philately: Composition as visual stamp — a moment of spiritual inquiry and typographic fusion

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